Australian immigration and asylum

The no side in the voice referendum has misread the mood among migrants | Shireen Morris
My ancestors, who came from India via Fiji, have been given more of a fair go in Australia than Indigenous people
Shireen Morris
02, Feb, 2023 @11:48 PM

New Zealand PM welcomes change to Australia’s ‘corrosive’ deportation policy
Length of time someone has lived in Australia will be taken into account when considering whether to deport Kiwis who have been sentenced to a year or more in prison
Charlotte Graham-McLay and Henry Belot
01, Feb, 2023 @12:39 AM

Want to be culturally sensitive? Start by saying my name right | Ranjana Srivastava
In a country where many were either born overseas or have at least one parent born elsewhere, there should be no place for intellectual laziness and complacency
Ranjana Srivastava
31, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM

China winds back online study ban after students left scrambling to get to Australia
Students can seek exemption from rule if they cannot get a flight or a visa in time, Chinese government says
Caitlin Cassidy Education reporter
31, Jan, 2023 @1:59 AM

How immigration changed Australia – an interactive journey through history
This interactive graphic illustrates how immigration policies and historical events – from the first world war to the Covid-19 pandemic – have changed the make-up of Australia since federation
Nick Evershed, Andy Ball and Josh Nicholas
29, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM

Three years after beating deportation, Indigenous Australians freed from visa limbo
Exclusive: Group were unable to work, access Medicare or travel internationally since historic high court ruling
Aaron Smith
29, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM

Australian residents stuck overseas during Covid denied citizenship by government
Tribunal ruling says there is ‘no leeway’ for woman who was in Saudi Arabia visiting her son when borders shut
Christopher Knaus
27, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM

My job at a suit shop helped me understand Australian life — and forget my worries as a refugee | Shadi Khan Saif
As a writer I could not have asked for a better place to get to know the people of my newly adopted country
Shadi Khan Saif
27, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM

Immigration detainee not given new food because maggots ‘just on the vegetables’, report finds
Advocates say ombudsman’s findings lay bare ‘inhumane’ treatment in Australia’s detention centres
Adeshola Ore
23, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM

‘Red flags’ raised over scheme to allow families of Pacific Island workers to join them in Australia
Families who relocate under federal scheme would not have access to Medicare, or relocation or housing costs, making move unviable for many, experts warn
Jordyn Beazley
22, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM

Australia on track for 2023 migration boom as arrivals dwarf Treasury forecasts, ex-official says
Former immigration department deputy believes government has ‘significantly underestimated’ net migration
Paul Karp
13, Jan, 2023 @3:10 AM

Australia’s credibility on human rights blighted by laws targeting climate protesters and jailing children, report says
Human Rights Watch calls on government to address its own ‘alarming deficiencies’, including detention of children under 14 and treatment of asylum seekers
Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent
12, Jan, 2023 @3:15 AM
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